2017 BUMPER ISSUE © Copyright 2017 Yayasan Khazanah. Contact Privacy Terms 1 Foreword By YK Managing Director Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera. Dear Scholars, Wow! Seems like it was just yesterday that we were born. But it has been 10 st years. 10 great years. Born 21 July Kamarul Bahrein Sharif 2006. A lot has happened since. We skipped the crawling stage and sped The Managing Director, off on our marathon to be supplier of Yayasan Khazanah leadership talent to our beloved na- tion. We started off with having just 6 scholars and now within 10 BUMPER 1 ISSUE years we sponsor 125 scholars every year across all pro- grammes. The Alumni is growing in numbers and today stand at around 280, occupying important roles in many organisations. FOREWORD Last year we celebrated our 10th anniversary with a grand dinner CONTENTS BY YK attended by our Prime Minister YAB Dato Sri Mohammad Najib MANAGING Tun Razak. 2 DIRECTOR 3 1 AN In 2012 we undertook a strategic review which saw us becoming ENTHUSIASTIC 2016 a supplier of leadership talent to the country. We broaden our list TEAM IN REVIEW of courses and widen our list of bond servicing organisations to 4 meet our aspiration. Our leadership programme was revamped 5 to meet the new challenges. Our scholars are now found in the 2 2 top Universities in the world, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Ox- YAYASAN ford, Cambridge, UCL, Imperial, LSE, ANU, Melbourne and KHAZANAH 2016 PLACEMENT many others. Last year we ventured into China and our scholars (INCEPTION - 2016) UPDATES have now gained admission to Tsinghua University, one of the 6—9 10 top Universities in China. Both Rhodes and Chevening partner us in providing scholarships for Malaysians to reputable universi- 3 3 ties in UK and Oxford (via Rhodes). Through our Asia scholar- KHAZANAH ship programme we bring deserving Palestinians, Bangladeshis, SCHOLARSHIP YK SELECTIONS Indonesians and Southern Thais to Malaysia to study and return PROGRAMMES to their countries upon graduation to help with the development REVIEW IN 2016 11 12 back home. We change the lives of many unfortunate children in Malaysia through our Outreach programmes for both the rural 4 5 and urban poor. Today a rubber tappers son, tomorrow a gradu- YK ONBOARDING YK PRE- ate from Berkeley. These are lofty heights that we thread. We SESSIONS DEPARTURE shall persevere and continue for the sake of our country. BRIEFING 13 1 14 My plea to our beloved scholars is keep your feet firmly an- 5 6 chored to the ground, to the land we call Malaysia. Remember YK PREMIER SCHOL- your akad with YK. Let our dream be your dream. Serving the ARSHIP PROGRAMME YK EVENTS nation. Bringing it to greater heights. Respected and envied by (YKPSP) the rest of the world. Our future is in your hands. 15 16 6 7 YK GLOBAL SCHOL- Today we are on a long journey together. We take great pain ENGAGEMENT ARS GRADUATED and effort to help make sure that this country will be led by capa- IN 2016 ble leaders in the future, not only with a sharp intellect but also with a big heart. We hope we would leave a legacy behind that 17 18 will long inspire others as we enter our second decade of exist- 8 9-10 ence. To the next 10 years. WATAN ASIA SCHOLARS SCHOLARS GRADUATED IN GRADUATED IN 2016 2016 Ya Allah, kau permudahkan perjalanan kami. Aamiiinnn. 19 20 10 10-11 Team Editor: YK YK SCHOLARS’ OUTREACH ACHIEVEMENTS Intan Zalila Mohd Yusof PROGRAMME Azlina Jaffar EDITION SPECIAL 21-22 23 13-14 12 YK SCHOLAR YK CALENDER 2017 YK LINK THEME 2017 ACHIEVEMENTS 15 15 2 © Copyright 2017 Yayasan Khazanah. Contact Privacy Terms 1 2 AN ENTHUSIASTIC TEAM 3 2016 IN REVIEW For more than a decade, YK as a team has devoted their support and YK continues to introduce new initiatives and make improvement in its pledged for commitment in giving their best to our Scholars. The team process, system and day-to-day operations. All activities are tailored to is ever ready to groom and provide assistance to bring out the best in ensure our Scholars become Premier Scholars. Some of our major our Scholars throughout their journey with Yayasan Khazanah. milestones last year are shown below: Intan Zalila Mohd Yusof YK new office @ Mercu UEM Head of Scholarship Operations and JAN Management January - February YK Asia Selections @ Bangladesh and Indonesia FEB SBP Leadership Emilia Maizura Harun YK Engagements FEB Outreach Programme Head of Corporate Services and Project Bestari Diamond in the Rough Management Office (PMO) Programme GLC Circle Meeting 12 March MAR YKLC UK MAR Norhidayah Aslah YK Selections March Cycle Scholarship Manager March YK Engagement @ UK & Turkey Khazanah Watan and Asia Scholarship APR Programme APR YK Engagement @ Raja Nordianna Raja Harun China Scholarship Manager Apr - May YK Selections Bestari Scholarship Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme and MAY 14 - 15 May Mentoring Programme Counselor Programme JUN 16 June Azlina Jaffar “Majlis Membeli-belah dan Scholarship Manager Berbuka Puasa Bersama Anak- JULJUN Khazanah Bestari Scholarship Programme and anak Yatim dan Asnaf” Branding & Communication 21 July YK 10th Anniversary: JUL Majlis Tahlil & Ashraf Isa YKPSP: YKPG 1 & YKCBL 1 Kesyukuran Job Placement, Internship Programme and YK Alumni 19 Aug 4 Aug YK 10th Anniversary Bestari Post Programme Gala Dinner Appreciation Night AUG YKPSP : YKPSP 1, Roz Haniza Zainal Abidin 12 Sept YKFOR 1 YK Engagement and YKPSP and YK Events YKLC US 3 September SEP Sept YK CR Day— YKPSP: Winning Keepers of The Wild SEP the Job Market NOV YK Interactive Engagement Syazana Akmal Zakaria OCT October - December Finance and Insurance YK Selections Early October - December Harvest YK Selections Bestari Scholarship 19 November NOV Nov Muhammad Zaki Ahmad Zaini YKLC KL YKPG 2 Scholarship Operations and System Support December DEC 21—23 December YKCBL 2 YKPSP: Bestari Annual Camp 3 © Copyright 2016 Yayasan Khazanah. Contact Privacy Terms © Copyright 2017 Yayasan Khazanah. Contact Privacy Terms 2 4 Yayasan Khazanah: From Inception to 2016 YK was established in 2006. Since inception until 2016, a total of 646 scholarships have been awarded across 4 programmes. Scholarship awarded to - date 646 4 333 Scholarship Programme 73 Secondary Students Scholars still studying 326 274 Undergraduates Scholars who have 247 Postgraduates graduated Academic Performance 20 of 22 44 of 50 21 of 26 26 of 33 145 of 146 Scholars scoring 3As Khazanah Global undergradu- Khazanah Watan Khazanah Asia undergraduate Khazanah Global, Watan and and above in the June ate scholars graduated with Undergraduate scholars scholars graduated with mini- Asia postgraduate scholars 2016 A-Level examina- minimum Second Upper or graduated with minimum mum CGPA 3.50 graduated with minimum “Pass” tions CGPA 3.50 CGPA 3.50 or CGPA 3.50 Source: Yayasan Khazanah YK analysis 5 2016 Placement Updates There were 53 Global and Watan scholars graduated in 2015 and 2016; 76% has gotten or identi- fied placement. Placement pro- cess usually starts 6 months before graduation. Deferment request are reviewed on a case- to-case basis based on the ap- proved guidelines. 41 7 5 32 7 2 Identified Defer Awaiting 0 - 3 months 3 - 6 months >6 months Placement Serving Placement Bond Source: Yayasan Khazanah, YK analysis 4 © Copyright 2016 Yayasan Khazanah. Contact Privacy Terms © Copyright 2017 Yayasan Khazanah. Contact Privacy Terms 3 Yayasan Khazanah Global Yayasan Khazanah Asia & Khazanah 6 7 Scholarship Review in 2016 Global (Asia) Scholarship Review in 2016 The Khazanah Global Scholarship is a prestigious award that offers opportunities for bright and high-achieving Malaysians to pursue Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies at Yayasan Khazanah, in collaboration with Khazanah Nasional's partners and investee compa- selected leading universities around the world. Yayasan Khazanah Watan nies, is offering the Khazanah Asia Scholarship and Khazanah Global (Asia) Scholarship to deserving candidates from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Palestine and South Thailand to pursue Scholarship review in 2016 Scholarship awarded in 2016 their undergraduate and postgraduate education at selected leading universities in Malaysia. Undergraduate : 32 Postgraduate: 13 Scholarship awarded in 2016 Undergraduate : 6 Breakdown of scholars per country: Postgraduate: 15 59% 59% Breakdown of scholars nationality per country: Malaysia United Kingdom United States China Foundation: 14 Undergraduate: 9 Undergraduate: 4 Foundation: 3 Postgraduate: 9 Postgraduate: 4 Indonesia: South Thailand : Bangladesh: Palestine: Foundation: 1 Foundation: 1 Undergraduate: 2 Undergraduate: 1 Undergraduate: 1 Undergraduate: 2 Postgraduate: 4 Postgraduate: 5 Postgraduate: 6 Breakdown of scholars per university: UNITED KINGDOM: UCL: 3 , Edinburgh: 2, Cambridge: 2, King’s College: UCL: 5 , Edinburgh: 2, Cambridge: 2, Imperial: 2, Oxford: 3, LSE: 4, UWC Atlantic College: 1 UNITED STATES: Cornell: 1, MIT: 3, UC Berke- KYUEM BLCU UWC IIUM MMU UTM UM UPM UKM USM ley: 2, Harvard: 1, Illinois UC: Foundation: Foundation: Foundation: UG: 1 UG: 1 PG: 1 UG: 1 PG: 4 PG: 1 1, UWC USA: 1 PG: 3 17 3 2 PG: 2 PG: 1 CHINA: BLCU: 3 Yayasan Khazanah Watan 8 Scholarship review in 2016 HARVARD CAMBRIDGE MIT ACIBADEM PG: 1 PG: 1 PG: 1 UG: 2 The Khazanah Watan Scholarship is a prestigious award that offers opportunities for Note: Yet to enrol—PG: 2, UG 1 talented and high-achieving Malaysians to pursue Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies at selected leading local universities. Yayasan Khazanah Bestari 9 Scholarship review in 2016 Scholarship awarded in 2016 Undergraduate : 19, Postgraduate: 11 The Khazanah Bestari Scholarship Programme was introduced in 2011 to support quality education experience to eligible students to study at renowned private Breakdown of scholars per university: secondary schools in Malaysia. Scholarship awarded in 2016 Total : 15 UM IIUM UKM UTM USM UiTM Founda- UG: 1 UG: 1 UG: 2 PG: 3 PG: 2 tion: 2 PG: 1 UG: 1 PG: 2 READING IMU Kolej Yayasan Saad, Marlborough College, UG: 2 UG: 2 UNITEN Melaka : Johor : ASB INCEIF UG: 4 10 5 PG: 1 PG: 2 SOTON Yayasan Khazanah UG: 4 Bestari Study Grant : 40 5 © Copyright 2016 Yayasan Khazanah.